Evolution is a pretty good drop in replacement for outlook. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> David Gerard >> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 6:19 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Selling FreeBSD >> >> >> Paul Robinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030606 19:09]: >> >> > If they aren't enthusiastic, it's because it's not solving >> any problems for >> > them. The fact it works great as a high-traffic MX or HTTP >> server isn't >> > something most businesses need. As for desktop use, well, >> it does suck >> > compared to something like Mandrake for an average >> run-of-the-mill office >> > worker. Even Mandrake sucks a little bit compared to >> Windows XP these days. >> >> >> I would question that. I just set my highly non-technical >> wife up with >> FreeBSD 4.8, KDE 3.1, Mozilla Firebird 0.6 (Linux binary) and >> OpenOffice.org 1.0.3 (Linux binary, as mentioned on this >> list ;-). It does >> require an administrator to at least run the ports or packages, but >> any office network will need an administrator. >> >> The only thing still missing is a drop-in replacement for >> Outlook. Other >> than that, it's probably more usable than Windows, and a Windows user >> should have no trouble. >> >> "It works like Windows, but it doesn't crash!" >> >> >> - d. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >>
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